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Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 3:04 pm
Or do you see yourself finishing your final days at home, with or without a support system?
Personally, from what I have witnessed working in this field, I will ensure to have measures in order to never end up in any such place.
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 3:06 pm
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I sincerely believe that I would take my own life first.
Excellent question, btw.
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 3:18 pm
I already have plans (Do Not Resuscitate) in place that will preclude extraordinary measures. I also do not want to be (force-) fed if a quadriplegic. I would much rather end it first, had I the chance, and at the right time- which is really tough to judge.
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 3:25 pm
The premiere issue, in accordance with absurd corporate Americanism, is how the setting has become a business. It is more about money, with which is difficult for me to reconcile alongside my more caring nature. But unlike others I see in the field who have taken to limiting themselves, I tend to burn myself out by giving too much.
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 3:36 pm
(March 7, 2024 at 3:18 pm)Fireball Wrote: I already have plans (Do Not Resuscitate) in place that will preclude extraordinary measures. I also do not want to be (force-) fed if a quadriplegic. I would much rather end it first, had I the chance, and at the right time- which is really tough to judge.
I have a DNR in place, and my brother, formerly my Dad, is my medical proxy.
He finally gets to choose whether his big sis lives or dies.
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 3:49 pm
Nope, I have a plan to check out should the need arise. I have a DNR but those are not fool proof. If I'm suddenly incapacitated and can't physically enact the plan yet still in control of my mind then I'll just refuse to eat/drink. Painful but less than existing in that condition for me and the family.
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 3:54 pm
Not as long as heroin still exists.
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 4:01 pm
(March 7, 2024 at 3:36 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: (March 7, 2024 at 3:18 pm)Fireball Wrote: I already have plans (Do Not Resuscitate) in place that will preclude extraordinary measures. I also do not want to be (force-) fed if a quadriplegic. I would much rather end it first, had I the chance, and at the right time- which is really tough to judge.
I have a DNR in place, and my brother, formerly my Dad, is my medical proxy.
He finally gets to choose whether his big sis lives or dies.
Your brother was formerly your dad??
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 4:23 pm
I plan to spend my older years doing phenomenally dangerous shit I can't justify when a bunch of little ones depend on me...and if I fail to kill myself doing that, I reckon I can squeeze out a few more years mooching off of those then-grown kids while distracting their terrible kids with ridiculous lies about all of those adventures.
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RE: Do you see yourself in a nursing home some day?
March 7, 2024 at 4:28 pm
(March 7, 2024 at 4:23 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: I plan to spend my older years doing phenomenally dangerous shit I can't justify when a bunch of little ones depend on me...and if I fail to kill myself doing that, I reckon I can squeeze out a few more years mooching off of those then-grown kids while distracting their terrible kids with ridiculous lies about all of those adventures.
Yeah, grandads are phenomenal liars. I once asked mine where the wind came from, and he told me, 'The Earth spins around and makes a breeze.'
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